Episodes 186
Avg. Duration 1h 5m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (573)
Since Dec 2019
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.

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Recent Episodes

S1E182 184. Clavicular, Human Nature, and 007: First Light

May 29, 2026 1h 11m

This week, Mike, Austin, and Alanah mostly talk about human nature. No, really. The new James Bond game is also spoken about for about 10 minutes at the end.

S1E183 183. Bithell Games Presents: AMBERSPIRE

May 13, 2026 1h 7m

Alanah and Mike chat to game director Nic Tringali about science-fantasy city-builder "Amberspire".

S1E182 182. Surviving in Freelance Game Dev

Apr 24, 2026 1h

Mike and Alanah chat about the pit-falls of working for yourself, and how to manage your time as a freelance (or self-funded indie) game developer.

S1E181 181. Finally Talking About Xbox & Asha Sharma

Apr 24, 2026 1h 10m

SORRY AUDIO LISTENERS: podcast services briefly put a hold on our uploads, so you'll get a few in a row as we catch up! This episode features Austin, Mike, and Alanah talking about the changes at…

S1E180 180. We're Scared of Early Access

Jan 27, 2026 44m

This week, Mike and Alanah discuss Bithell games, whether Mike is a Golden Retriever Boyfriend, the new era of the cosplay community, collaboration among indie game devs, and our fear of Early Access.

S1E179 179. This Episode is About Sex (in Video Games)

Jan 03, 2026 1h 34m

Alanah, Mike, and Austin discuss sex (or the lack thereof) in video games, and how video game writing and film/TV do and do not compare. Also, happy new year!

S1E178 178. Where are Video Games Headed in 2026?

Jan 02, 2026 1h 3m

Apologies for the late upload! On this episode, Mike & Austin chat about the success of Dispatch, changes to video game dev structures, and where the industry seems to be headed.

S1E177 177. Dispatch Writer Pierre Shorette Talks CHOICES!

Nov 12, 2025 1h 13m

This week, Austin, Mike, and Alanah are joined by Adhoc Studios' Pierre Shorette to talk about Dispatch - the latest narrative driven game made by a group of Telltale alumni.

S1E176 176. How to Market an Indie Game (& Undertale's Terrible Code)

Oct 24, 2025 59m

Alanah and Mike discuss indie game marketing, and the fact that getting past being worried about something sucking is the best way to start... making something!

S1E175 175. Hollow Knight: Silksong's Difficulty, and Alanah's ChatGPT Video

Oct 03, 2025 1h 11m

This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong (yes, it's hard) and how media seems to prefer difficult games, Alanah's recent ChatGPT video (though this was recorded before…

S1E174 174. Wave Tech in Sword of the Sea!

Sep 12, 2025 1h 8m

This week, we sat down to chat with Matt Nava from Giant Squid, all about the studio's latest game - Sword of the Sea.

S1E173 173. IP Rights & Stop Killing Games

Jul 30, 2025 57m

Austin, Mike, and Alanah chat about IP Rights and our (very early, uniformed lol) thoughts on the "Stop Killing Games" petition.

S1E172 172. Mike talks TRON: Catalyst! (& Alanah learns to code)

Jul 12, 2025 58m

This week, Mike and Alanah talk about learning to use game engine Godot, the brilliant lighting in TRON: Catalyst, and ethics in genitalia shown in film.

S1E171 171. A Chat to the Creator of Blue Prince!

Jun 17, 2025 1h 5m

This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin sat down to chat to Tonda Ros - the director of Blue Prince. Apologies for Tonda's echo!

S1E170 170. We love Blue Prince (but maybe won't finish it, is that okay?)

May 24, 2025 1h 8m

Alanah and Austin chat Blue Prince, addictive video games, and Satisfactory.

S1E169 169. From The Banner Saga to Towerborne (ft. Arnie Jorgensen)

May 08, 2025 1h 13m

This week, Mike, Alanah, and Austin chat to co-founder of Stoic, the creators of The Banner Saga and, more recently, Towerborne!

S1E168 168. Our Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions!

Apr 06, 2025 58m

This week, Alanah and Mike discuss the Switch 2 presentation!

S1E167 167. Lay-Offs, Microsoft's new AI (sorry, Phil), and Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Mar 07, 2025 54m

This week, Alanah and Mike start out by talking about the lay-offs across WB Games, then jump into talking about Microsoft's newly announced AI "Muse", and then we - finally - get Alanah's thoughts…

S1E166 166. Talking to Eternal Strands director Mike Laidlaw!

Feb 26, 2025 1h 13m

This week, Austin and Alanah sit down to talk to Mike Laidlaw, the game director of Dragon Age: Origins who most recently started his own studio and make ETERNAL STRANDS. Which Austin also worked on,…

S1E165 165. The Studio Making Four Games A YEAR!? (ft. Xalavier Nelson)

Feb 15, 2025 1h 27m

Apologies for the delay here - the audio file was corrupted! This week, Mike and Alanah are joined by Strange Scaffold's Xalavier Nelson Jr to talk about how the studio makes so many high quality…

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